Sunshine Girls Heading to England for Vitality Horizon Series

Jamaica’s 12 member Sunshine Girls squad is set to leave the island on Friday night for Manchester for the first two games in the first ever Vitality Horizon Netball Series against England.

The two countries will meet at the AO Arena on November 16 and 17, before shifting to Kingston at the National Indoors Sports Centre on November 25 and 26, for the return games.

The team wrapped up it’s local preparation on Wednesday under the supervision of head coach Sasher Gaye Henry.

Henry told Nationwide Sports that the latter stages of the local preparation weren’t the smoothest.

The games form part of a the new challenge series where England and Jamaica play four internationals per year for four years, two at home and two away.

Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard will again lead the squad which is completed by Shanice Beckford, Mischa Creary, Rhea Dixon, Abigale Sutherland, Khadijah Williams, Crystal Plummer, Theresa Beckford, Shamera Sterling Humphrey, Kadie-Ann Dehaney, Latanya Wilson and Jody-Ann Ward.

Three members of the current Fast5 squad; Zaudi Green, Kimone Shaw and Simone Gordon, will join the team for the Kingston leg of the series.